ITANAGAR, Nov 4(Agencies): Indian Weightlifting Federation Joint Secretary Abraham K Techi has been appointed as an international referee.

Abraham, President of the Arunachal Weightlifting Association (AWA), is the first international referee from Arunachal and fourth from the North East, the AWA said on Monday.

Besides being the Eastern Indian Body Building Association vice president, he was member of the organising committee, in charge of sports presentation and medal ceremony (weightlifting) during the 2010 Commonwealth Games and manager of the Indian weightlifting teams that went to Cyprus, Uzbekistan and Malaysia.

JAMMU, Nov 4: As a part of annual Durbar Move process, the Civil Secretariat Monday started functioning in the winter capital for next six months.
On the opening of Civil Secretariat here today, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was accorded rousing welcome by the Council of Ministers, top civil and police officials and other government functionaries.
He was also given Guard of Honour by the Jammu and Kashmir Police contingent. Civil Secretariat Non-Gazetted Employees Union with its president